‘They definitely earned it:’ Dad has to get his kids a puppy after he jokingly told them they could have a puppy if they get a million 'likes' - only for them get 1.4 MILLION

A father who told his daughters they could get a new pet if they got a million ‘likes’ on Facebook is now sheepishly facing the consequences after his children racked up more than 1.4million clicks.

Ryan Cordell had jokingly told his two young daughters Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, that they could get a puppy if they got one million likes on the social network. But within hours, the girls had more than 1.2million.

Now the Cordell family, from outside Boston and who appeared on ABC's Good Morning America this today, is busy looking for the perfect rescue puppy.

Puppy plea: The Cordell girls were jokingly told by their father Ryan that they could get a dog if they got one million likes

End of a bargain: Appearing on Good Morning America, the Cordell family were greeted by at least two rescue dogs looking for new homes, though they've yet to make their selection

Surprised: The children's father Ryan Cordell, seen beside a dog and one of the show's anchors, expressed his original disbelief in them being able to raise that many Facebook likes

Speaking with ‘Good Morning America,’ Mr Cordell said that their two daughters and three sons had been asking for a new dog since their other dog died of cancer in August.

'They kept asking us
for a new dog and we were trying to delay them,' Mr Cordell admitted.

The girls got the idea from the Urbano family from Newton, Massachusetts, who were allowed to get a cat after they got 10,000 likes on Facebook.

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The girls’ mother, Evie Cordell, told the TV program that Cadence and Emerson were joking with their father about how many likes they would need for a dog.

Mr Cordell jokingly consented at one million.

'And I said sure,
thinking there was no way that it was going to happen. I said get a million
likes and you can get a dog,’ he recalled.

But little did the reluctant father know that the power of social media, when combined with young girls wanting puppies, was nearly unstoppable.

Massively liked: As of Wednesday evening, one photo of the picture has more than two million likes

New reality: The children's parents have said they'll probably add a golden retriever or some sort of mix to their family

His daughters had posted a picture of
them, along with their three brothers, holding a sign that read: ‘Hi
World – We want a puppy! Our dad said we could get one if we get one
million likes.’

Written off to the side is an afterthought, which reads: ‘He doesn’t think we can do it!’

Mrs Cordell said that the girls went to bed around 8pm. By midnight, there were already 10,000 likes.

Wildfire: The girls' mother, Evie Cordell, said that the photo spread quickly because of her husband's social media connections

She explained: ‘My husband works with social media as part of his job, so it got spread through his friends that have large social networks and it just took off from there.’

The Cordell girls were surprised with the happy news Wednesday morning. Mr Cordell said that his youngest daughter is being overly-ambitious.

‘My youngest daughter thinks every million we reach we should get another puppy,’ he said, but added that it’s ‘not going to happen.’

Earlier today, Mrs Cordell wrote on the Facebook page, ‘Twogirlsandapuppy,’ ‘Mom here – we are researching various rescue groups in our area. We are definitely rescuing not buying. We don’t want to make the wrong decision, so give us a little bit of time.’

She added that they are planning on looking for a golden retriever mix – and added that plenty of pictures are on the way.